Ekiti State Commissioner for Health and Human Services Dr. Oyebanji Filani has said the state has recorded 74 new cases of COVID-19.
This is contained in a statement by Filani yesterday in Ado-Ekiti.
He said the new cases of the virus were suspected to be recorded after the Eid-el-kabir celebration.
The commissioner said there was significant decline in the number of positive COVID-19 cases and low occupancy in the isolation centres before the Eid-el -Kabir celebrations.
He appealed to residents to adhere to government’s public health and social measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
The commissioner urged the residents to observe the laid down COVID-19 protocols, including wearing of facemasks, proper hand washing or use of alcohol-based sanitiser, social and physical distancing.
He advised people to report at the nearest health facility when ill, to get tested and isolated if positive and appealed for adherence to COVID-19 measures by banks and other institutions.